Neolissochilus
Genus of fishes
Neolissochilus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to freshwater habitats in Asia that are often grouped with the mahseers . The largest reach up to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) in length, but most species are much smaller.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
Neolissochilus acutirostris Arunachalam , Sivakumar & Murugan , 2017
Neolissochilus baoshanensis (X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang , 1999) (Baoshan)
Neolissochilus benasi (Pellegrin & Chevey , 1936)
Neolissochilus blanci (Pellegrin & P. W. Fang , 1940)
Neolissochilus blythii (Day , 1870)
Neolissochilus capudelphinus Arunachalam, Sivakumar & Murugan, 2017
Neolissochilus compressus (Day, 1870)
Neolissochilus dukai (Day, 1878)
Neolissochilus hemispinus (X. Y. Chen & J. X. Yang , 1985) .
Neolissochilus hendersoni (Herre , 1940)
Neolissochilus heterostomus (Chen & Yang, 1999)
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis (McClelland 1839) (Copper mahseer or Katli)
Neolissochilus hexastichus (McClelland, 1839)
Neolissochilus kaladanensis Lalramliana , Lalronunga , Kumar & Singh , 2019
Neolissochilus longipinnis (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort , 1916)
Neolissochilus micropthalmus Arunachalam, Sivakumar & Murugan, 2017
Neolissochilus minimus Arunachalam, Sivakumar & Murugan, 2017
Neolissochilus nigrovittatus (Boulenger , 1893)
Neolissochilus paucisquamatus (H. M. Smith , 1945)
Neolissochilus pnar Dahanukar , Sundar , Rangad , Proudlove & Raghavan , 2023
Neolissochilus qiaojiensis (H. W. Wu , 1977)
Neolissochilus soro (Valenciennes , 1842)
Neolissochilus soroides (Duncker , 1904) (Soro brook varp)
Neolissochilus spinulosus (McClelland, 1845) (Spinulosus mahseer)
Neolissochilus stevensonii (Day, 1870)
Neolissochilus stracheyi (Day, 1871)
Neolissochilus subterraneus Vidthayanon & Kottelat , 2003 (Cave brook carp)
Neolissochilus sumatranus (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
Neolissochilus tamiraparaniensis Arunachalam, Sivakumar & Murugan, 2017
Neolissochilus thienemanni (Ahl 1933) (Ihan)
Neolissochilus vittatus (H. M. Smith, 1945)
Neolissochilus wynaadensis (Day, 1873) (Wayanad mahseer)
The following cladogram is based on a phylogenetic tree rendered by maximum likelihood analysis of the first concatenated dataset from a 2024 study, with undescribed species being left unnamed or marked with cf. :
Neolissochilus benasi
Tor spp.
Neolissochilus nigrovittatus
Neolissochilus soroides
Neolissochilus hendersoni (West Malaysia)
Neolissochilus soroides (West Malaysia)
Neolissochilus cf. stracheyi (Irrawaddy)
Neolissochilus stracheyi (India)
Neolissochilus cf. vittatus (Myanmar)
Neolissochilus cf. baoshanensis (Myanmar)
References
↑ Rainboth, W. J. 1985. Neolissochilus , a new group of South Asia Cyprinid fishes . Beaufortia. 35(3): 25–35.
↑ Froese, Rainer ; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neolissochilus " . FishBase . October 2016 version.
↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Neolissochilus " . Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 17 January 2025 .
↑ Bailly N (ed.). "Neolissochilus qiaojiensis (Wu, 1977)" . FishBase . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2026-03-22 .
↑ Wu, Ling; Qin, Tao; Hoang, Huy Duc; Oo, Thaung Naing; Wang, Xiao-Ai; Chen, Xiao-Yong (4 September 2024). "Molecular Systematics and Divergence of Tor and Neolissochilus Fishes (Cypriniforms: Cyprinidae) from Southeast Asia and South China" . Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 5662867. doi :10.1155/2024/5662867 .